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Ain't Misbehavin'
Words by A. Razaf, Music by Waller and Brooks - 1929
 Verse:
Eb            B7 E Eb          B7 E
Eb           G7 C7 F9         Bb7 Eb          Bb7
Eb           B7 E Eb          B7 E
Eb          Cm7 Cm6       Ebm6 G            A7 G           Bb7
 Chorus:
Eb          Cm7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb         G7+ Ab         Abm
Eb          Gb7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb        Ebdim F7          Bb9
Eb          Cm7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb         G7+ Ab         Abm
Eb          Gb7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb         Ab Bb7        G7
Cm Ab7 F7 C7
Bb Cm          F7 Bb7        C7 F7          Bb7
Eb          Cm7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb         G7+ Ab         Abm
Eb          Gb7 Fm7        Bb9 Eb -   ( Bb7 to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
Tho it's a fickle age, With flirting all the rage,
Here is one bird with self control, Happy inside my cage.
I know who I love best, Thumbs down for all the rest,
My love was given, heart and soul, So it can stand the test.
 
Chorus:
No one to talk with, all by myself, No one to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelf,
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin my love for you.
I know for certain the one I love, I'm thru with flirtin', it's just you I'm thinkin' of,
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you.
Like Jack Horner in the corner, don't go nowhere, what do I care,
Your kisses are worth waitin' for, believe me.
I don't stay out late, don't care to go, I'm home about eight, just me and my radio,
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you.
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Watch The WineLand Banjo Band perform "Ain't Misbehavin'" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com